The Golden Rule—“Do to others as you would have them do to you”—is expressed in virtually every world religion. From Ancient Egypt to Zoroastrianism, A Golden Thread explores this universal statement in nearly two dozen of the world’s faiths. Students learn concepts necessary for them to excel in college and respond to thought-provoking questions, such as “Can observing... [click here for more]

A great way to teach geography! Capture students' imagination with a jaw-dropping world record and then build on that interest to teach core ideas. For example, a lesson on the world's deepest valley (it's three miles deep!) leads to activities about the formation and parts of valleys and the importance of valleys to people. Students make model mountains, consider the challenge of desertification,... [click here for more]

A great way to teach history! Capture students' imagination with a jaw-dropping world record and then build on that interest to teach core ideas. For example, a lesson on the world's oldest city (it's 12,000 years old—and people still live there!) leads to activities about where people choose to build cities and why, and an in-depth look at students’ own community. Students research how... [click here for more]

A great way to teach language and literature! Capture students' imagination with a jaw-dropping world record and then build on that interest to teach core ideas. For example, the record-setter for the Language with the Most Words (it’s actually English) leads students into a deeper understanding of affixes and appreciation of the work of lexicographers. The World’s Oldest Propaganda (hint:... [click here for more]

A great way to teach science and technology! Capture students’ attention with a jaw-dropping world record and then build on that interest to teach core ideas. The world’s oldest fossil (3.5 billion years old) leads to facts about fossils generally and a challenge for kids to go fossil hunting. The world’s first motorized vehicle (a steam powered tractor—way back in 1770) leads... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about bays that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF GEOGRAPHY—
✓ The World's Largest Bay—The Bay of Bengal!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• Exploring the Bay of Bengal • Understanding Bays • Locating Bays
Includes teaching guide and answer key.
Bonus:... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about canyons that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF GEOGRAPHY—
✓ The World's Largest Canyon—The Grand Canyon!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• Exploring the Grand Canyon • Understanding Canyons and Similar Landforms • Appreciating the Beauty of a Natural... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about caves that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF GEOGRAPHY—
✓ The World's Largest Cave—Mammoth Cave!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• Exploring Mammoth Cave • Understanding Caves • Spelunking
Includes teaching guide and answer key.
Bonus: Instructions... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about the world's deadliest battle that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF HISTORY—
✓ The World's Deadliest Battle—THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD, WORLD WAR II!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• The World's Deadliest Battle • Reading a Battle Map • Learning About... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about deltas that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF GEOGRAPHY—
✓ The World's Largest Delta—The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• Exploring the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta • Understanding Deltas • Making a Delta
Includes teaching guide... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about deserts that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF GEOGRAPHY—
✓ The World's Largest Desert—THE SAHARA DESERT!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• Exploring the Sahara Desert • Locating Deserts • Understanding Desertification
Includes teaching guide and... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about the world's earliest machines that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF HISTORY—
✓ The World's Earliest Machines—STONE TOOLS!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• The World's Earliest Machines • How Machines Changed History • Life in the Machine Age
Includes... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about the world's first language that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF LANGUAGE—
✓ The World's First Language—Sign Language!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• The World's First Language • Understanding Iconic Language • Comparing Possible Early Forms of... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about the world's deadliest battle that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF HISTORY—
✓ The World's First Writing—Sumerian Cuneiform!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• The World's First Writing • Reading Cuneiform • How Writing Changed History
Includes teaching... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about fjords that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF GEOGRAPHY—
✓ The World's Largest Fjord—The Nordvest Fjord!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• Exploring Nordvest Fjord • Diagramming a Fjord • Fjord Makes a Splash
Includes teaching guide and answer key.... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about glaciers that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF GEOGRAPHY—
✓ The World's Longest Glacier—The Lambert Glacier!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• Exploring the Lambert Glacier • Understanding Glaciers • Making a Model Glacier
Includes teaching guide... [click here for more]

A themed set of mini posters perfect for your bulletin board or classroom wall.
Posters humanize these aviators. Accompanying text is in the first person, quotations capture the essence of each individual's accomplishment, and each includes a section "Here's something you may not know about me..." followed by a fun, down-to-earth fact.
Posters included: • Great American AVIATORS... [click here for more]

A themed set of mini posters perfect for your bulletin board or classroom wall.
Posters humanize these businessmen. Accompanying text is in the first person, quotations capture the essence of each individual's accomplishment, and each includes a section "Here's something you may not know about me..." followed by a fun, down-to-earth fact.
Posters included: • Great American BUSINESSMEN... [click here for more]

A themed set of mini posters perfect for your bulletin board or classroom wall.
Posters humanize these civil rights leaders. Accompanying text is in the first person, quotations capture the essence of each individual's accomplishment, and each includes a section "Here's something you may not know about me..." followed by a fun, down-to-earth fact.
Posters included: • Great American... [click here for more]

A themed set of mini posters perfect for your bulletin board or classroom wall.
Posters humanize these leaders. Accompanying text is in the first person, quotations capture the essence of each individual's accomplishment, and each includes a section "Here's something you may not know about me..." followed by a fun, down-to-earth fact.
Posters included: • Great American MILITARY LEADERS... [click here for more]

A themed set of mini posters perfect for your bulletin board or classroom wall.
Posters humanize these women. Accompanying text is in the first person, quotations capture the essence of each individual's accomplishment, and each includes a section "Here's something you may not know about me..." followed by a fun, down-to-earth fact.
Posters included: • Great American WOMEN (title... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about the world's Greatest Movement that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF HISTORY—
✓ The World's Greatest Movement—THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• The World's Greatest Movement • Mapping the Columbian Exchange • The Columbian Exchange... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about the world's Greatest War that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF HISTORY—
✓ The World's Greatest War—WORLD WAR II!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• The World's Greatest War • A History of Warfare • Interviewing a Veteran
Includes teaching guide and... [click here for more]

A complete lesson about gulfs that begins with an AMAZING WORLD RECORD OF GEOGRAPHY—
✓ The World's Largest Gulf—The Gulf of Mexico!
The world record wows students and the following activities build on their interest.
Three student activity sheets:
• Exploring the Gulf of Mexico • Understanding Gulfs • Locating Gulfs
Includes teaching guide and answer key.
Bonus:... [click here for more]

This unique collection of 100 mini posters humanizes historical figures. Accompanying text is in the first person, quotations capture the essence of each individual's accomplishment, and each includes a section "Here's something you may not know about me..." followed by a fun, down-to-earth fact, like that Abraham Lincoln was a wrestler, or that Eli Whitney started his own business at 14.... [click here for more]